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The University of Leicester is holding three relaxed and informative networking events for businesses in certain sectors. Our aim is to inform you of the various engagement points that may be relevant to your business, and allow free and informal networking amongst B2B and the University to business. These are free to attend. Refreshments provided. What could the University possibly …

Raising angel’s investment is a daunting prospect, especially to those that know little about the process beyond watching the fictional Dragon’s Den. Steven Lyons aims to help those seeking investment to better understand the process that they are embarking on and to help them to tailor their business plans and pitches to the needs of potential investors.

The Incubate Leicester co-working space for free to the public. Let us know in advance that you are coming, so that we can reserve your space. You will be able to work for the entire day in an allocated desk, use free wifi and drink free coffee and tea.

Are you a founder of a startup? Are you trying to build your team? Do you want to participate in another startup?This is the chance to meet your potential cofounders. We are organising a founders’ dating night to help you meet your business soulmate!

Sean Buckland will continue his review of the Startup process, drawing insights from the use of Lean in established organisations. This event will cover key learning and action points including measuring, pivot decision making and accelerating the growth of your Startup.

Guest post from Simon Baines of DMU’s Innovation Centre…. Our new space at DMU’s Innovation Centre is now open for use, and we invite the local start-up community to come and make use of the facility, free of charge, between the hours of 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday. There’s no need to sign up to anything, but if you …

Lean Six Sigma consultant , Sean Buckland will give two talks on the lean startup process, one in January and one in February. He will take the audience through the lean guidelines that allow startups and companies flourish. He will talk about MVPs, customer development, innovation accounting and many other aspects.

Description: Ever had a great idea for a web, app or tech startup business but not had the time, experience or connections to bring it to life? This weekend-long event is dedicated to team building, expert mentoring, networking and pitching to help you turn your business idea into a ready-to-launch startup. <span>Take the next step towards startup success andbook your place now! </span><a href="https://sialaunchpadmarch18.eventbrite.co.uk/">https://sialaunchpadmarch18.eventbrite.co.uk</a&gt;

Description: Join us at our next ‘Free Cake Friday’ at the Leicester Innovation Hub. Free Cake Fridays provide an excellent opportunity to network with our innovation team, enterprising academics, amazing local companies, recent graduate start-ups and regional business & innovation support organisations such as Innovate UK and the LLEP.

You are welcome to drop in anytime between 10:00 and 16:00 on the last Friday of every month to discuss your innovation ideas, identify routes to support or just simply to talk to like-minded individuals.